The Other McCain

"One should either write ruthlessly what one believes to be the truth, or else shut up." — Arthur Koestler

Voter ID, Eric Holder and the Increasingly Partisan Nature of ‘Civil Rights’

In case you haven’t figured it out by now, “civil rights” has become a code phrase for “whatever Democrats want,” so that anyone who disagrees with Democrats is said to be “anti-civil rights.” Case in point, the Texas voter ID law: The Justice Department’s civil rights division on Monday objected to a new photo ID […]

‘Resist We Much!’ MSNBC’s Bogus Populist Al Sharpton Living Large

Liberal scam artist is a member of the 1 percent: The Rev. Al Sharpton’s nonprofit paid him nearly $242,000 — even as it carried $1.6 million in debt, according to documents obtained by The Post. In all, the controversial activist and his empire, including the National Action Network and two for-profit companies, were $5.3 million […]

So Elena Kagan Has About The Same Notion Of Integrity As Eric Holder

by Smitty CNSNews reports: Internal Justice Department email communications made just days before the House of Representatives passed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act show that then-Solicitor General Elena Kagan was brought into the loop as DOJ began preparing to respond to an anticipated legal complaint that Mark Levin and the Landmark Legal Foundation […]

Blago Gets 14 Years

Somebody’s got to take the fall. It’s the Chicago Way: Disgraced former Gov. Rod Blagojevich was sentenced Wednesday to 14 years in prison after he made a final plea for leniency, acknowledging his guilt and saying, “I am unbelievably sorry.”  So how is Blago “disgraced,” while Obama is still wonderful? How is it that Blago […]

Solyndra’s ‘Green Jobs’ Included Employment for D.C. Lobbyists — Including Former Democrat Aides

Executives at bankrupt solar energy company Solyndra went on a lavish spending spree after they got a $535 million federal “stimulus” loan. This  Washington Post story is curiously vague about certain details: Company executives ramped up their Washington lobbying efforts, hiring a former Senate aide to work with the White House and the Energy Department. […]

‘MuffinGate’: Obama Says We Must Tax the Rich Because Federal Officials Can’t Do Without $5 Swedish Meatballs

The rich must “pay their fair share” or Obama will veto any deficit-reduction legislation. Why? Because the only alternative is to reduce the catering bill: U.S. Justice Department agencies spent too much for food at conferences, in one case serving $16 muffins and in another dishing out beef Wellington appetizers that cost $7.32 per serving, an […]

Solyndra as Symbol and Metaphor

“Where are you going to find a nickel’s worth of business sense in an administration where there’s no private-sector experience? And caution is for lesser mortals, not The One and his chosen crew.” — Glenn Reynolds, “SolarGate Update” The half-billion deficit dollars pissed away on a bankrupt boondoggle of “green jobs” may become the scandal […]

Where $19 Billion Is a Rounding Error

Where else? Government: Nearly $19 billion in state unemployment benefits were paid in error during the three years that ended in June, new Labor Department data show. The amount represents more than 10% of the $180 billion in jobless benefits paid nationwide during the period. . . . Improper payments most often occur when recipients […]

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